I searched the title register but nothing was displayed, perhaps I need to search the index map? Will that show me what I need, based on the fact that the landlord (the association) won't do anything on our behalf? There is a meeting tonight at 6pm for the estate management company to "meet the residents". It's going to be carnage! Edit: And, say I manage to see the covenent, and it does include restriction on the road, will we have a leg to stand on? Edit2: Oh, and I spoke to a fellow resident earlier, who bought her house, and she said she checked and there are 64 covenants. I don't know what she means by this; 64 restrictions? or covenants for 64 properties? I don't know, she had to rush but she did say that.

It seems they've been round, and strapped some signs to lamp posts. "No Parking on Roadways at any time. You must park wholly within a marked bay. No parking on roadways/yellow lines/pave/hatched/landscaped areas. If unsure please seek further advice from CPM or refrain from parking. By entering or remaining on this land you agree to abide by all of the Terms and Conditions. Breach of any term or condition will result in the driver being liable for a Parking Charge of £100." And then some small print.

It's UK Car Park Management Ltd, based in Brighton. We have a driveway for 2 vehicles. It doesn't say anything in our tenancy agreement about parking charges or anything of that nature. I don't remember the exact wording but it's something along the lines of be respectful to neighbours and don't block the road. Another thing, as I mentioned in my first post, a few weeks ago the HA who we rent from sent us a letter stating "clauses" that meant we had to abide and not park on the road. None of these were presented to us when we moved in, or included with our tenancy agreement. We also wouldn't have moved in if they were. I have just found out today that apparently those clauses were what were implemented by the builder to the HA when they purchased the properties. The HA then decided to keep them from us (and not enforce them in tenancy) until now when it seems the builder is pushing ahead with a private parking company. Surely this is even more misrepresentation? Every week I am unravelling another layer of this.

Just by chance, this morning I have had a letter through from the company that manages the estate on behalf of the builder. It says they have been instructed by the builder to appoint car parking company (can/should I name them?) to set up ticketing system on our road imminently. Signs to be erected, wardens deployed. No waiting, stopping or parking at any time or liable for ticket. No deliveries or visitors including friends and family, no permits will be issued. We've been instructed to use the "overflow car park" which is on another road about 300yds away.... which is essentially a layby with 3 spaces. And my next step is....... move out? Is my only other option to pursue the legalities of this ie checking Land Registry? I went onto their website and nothing comes up checking the register. Does this mean I have to check the index map now?

So there is nothing I can do. Ok thanks.

Implied business contract being that I use the road to get home, even though I was not made aware it was private and have not had any correspondence since? Or would they need to inform residents beforehand. My problem is obviously that suddenly out of the blue me and my family are being threatened with fines for parking on the road that we live on, when it has been fine until now and have never been a part of the process. Obviously I have never signed any parking agreement or anything in my tenancy about this. So its an ambush really. Can I win in court or is my best bet to get out of the tenancy and move since they misrepresented the situation and would not have moved in if I knew this would materialise... Suddenly expecting my friends and family to park in the next road and walk round is ridiculous.

I can do yes. What the main thing I would like to know is that as we have been kept out of the loop on the road becoming private and having overbearing restrictions on it, and not having signed anything either on my rental agreement or from the company that has taken ownership of the road, can they enforce in a court of law a fine placed on me or my family for parking on the road?

So if we refuse to pay assuming they take us to court to recover the cost. Are they likely to win?

I live in a rented property on what I assume to be a private road. It is a new build and at the time we moved in the road was, to my knowledge, unadopted. I've been made aware through whispers that the road is now owned by a private company. I have received no letter or other communication about this from the landlord (company) that owns the house, the builder or the company themselves. Nor are there any signs up detailing the terms and conditions of parking on the road, except the words "Private Road" under the road sign at the start of the road. Our rental agreement mentions nothing about restricted parking on the road. Recently we received a letter from the landlord stating "clauses" in our contract, saying that we cannot park anywhere on the road. Upon searching, these clauses are not present in our rental agreement or anything else we signed. It has also come to my attention that other residents of the road, particularly those who bought their house, were sent "parking agreements" with their paperwork which they were required to sign to say they agreed to no on-road parking. We, and our neighbours who are all rentals, did not receive or sign any such documentation. Everything has been fine until recently when the last house on the street was bought, the residents of which have taken to hassling other people about parking, taking photos, and even commiting criminal damage by supergluing a photocopied letter to someones windscreen that was visiting a neighbour. Today I have learned that apparently the company are to set up a "ticketing system" in their words where they will be sending a warden round and anyone on the road will be ticketed. My concerns are obviously where do we stand with this? Do we have no choice but to pay up? I have disabled people in my family that are physically unable to park on a different street and walk up, and if any of this was in my original rental agreement I would not have signed and moved in. Sorry for wall of text, I would appreciate any help you can provide! TLDR; Moved into new build rental property on unadopted road, road has recently become private. Ticketing system to be implemented imminently. Want to know do I have any rights as this is a bit of an ambush, or do I have to suck it up and explain to my family and friends they are to be fined every time they come to visit.

Hi guys, Must say excellent site, have been browsing for a long time but finally got the courage to sign up I have a question regarding a car agreement that my girlfriend took out some years ago. In 2003 my girlfriend took out a hire purchase on a Renault Clio with some finance company (Cant remember the name right now). About a year later (mid 2004 ish) she fell into difficulty paying for it due to job problems and the company wasted no time in cancelling the agreement and selling the debt onto some collection company. Before even trying to set up a repayment plan the company said that someone would turn up to repossess the car. Eventually, one evening some dude in a pickup truck turned up to our house and demanded we hand over the keys. He had no ID, and certainly no court order, in fact he had no paperwork on him at all, he was just a short, angry little man with plain clothes and an unmarked truck. He came onto our property and when I opened the door he lunged at me and started making threats about the car. I told him we wouldnt be giving him the keys since he had no ID or any proof that he was entitled to take the car. He got very angry by this and started trying to force his way into our house. Eventually the neighbours heard the commotion and came out and then he backed off a little onto the driveway. My girlfriend then called the police as she was frightened and the man was very aggressive. after 10 minutes the police turned up and spoke to us and the guy. When the police then asked us what we wanted to do we said we werent giving him the keys. The police then got their cuffs out and said that if we did not give the guy the keys WE WOULD BE ARRESTED and put in the van for breaching the peace! We were so gobsmacked by this we were speechless. In the end we had no choice but to hand the keys to the police who then gave them to the guy. We were kept under house arrest while this guy took our car away and then about 10 minutes later told us they were going. We did not sign anything. To make matters worse, when he was backing the car off the driveway (we could see out the window) he scraped the side of the car down the brick gate post of our driveway (and thus i guess reducing its value). We received a letter a few weeks later saying the car had been sold for X value and that we now needed to repay. My girlfriend is still repaying this and I think this has gone on too long and is unfair. What are her rights? Can she challenge the reposession even though it was 5 years ago? If not can she get this debt wiped somehow due to the nature of the reposession? We want to try for a baby next year and I dont think its fair how she has this burden around her neck still 5 years later. Sorry for the long winded story but any advice or suggestions would be appreciated. PS: Sorry I havent got lender name and things at the moment, I can try to fish it out if I can soon.